A Scare

Has it ever happened to one of you?

Not a pregnancy scare, or an OMG I almost got in a car wreck scare. You get a call and you worry that it's The Call.

I was just leaving the YWCA after a swim, and my cell rang with a local number I didn't recognize.

"Hello?" I said.
"Hello, this is Lieutenant J." she said.

My heart skipped a beat.

"May I speak with Noah?"

They had the wrong cell number in the system: mine instead of his. She needed to talk to him about an upcoming special assignment.

But for a split second, I thought it was The Call.
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